35 Engineer Regiment (United Kingdom)

35 Engineer Regiment
	Insignia of 35 Engineer Regiment; Hector, Prince of Troy
Active	1948[1] – present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Armoured Engineering
Role	Explosive Ordinance Disposal and Search
Size	4 squadrons; 518 personnel[2]
Part of	OPCOM[3] 8th Engineer Brigade[4]
Garrison/HQ	Wimbish

35 Engineer Regiment is a unit of the British Army’s Royal Engineers under operational command (OPCOM) 8th Engineer Brigade, Force Troops Command. The Unit provided close support engineering under operational control (OPCON) to 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade.[5] It is now an Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search unit. It is located in Wimbish.[6]

Organization

Today the regiment consists of:

35 Engineer Regiment, in Wimbish[7]
- 15 Field Squadron
- 17 Field Squadron
- 21 Field Squadron

Army 2020 Refine

As part of Army 2020 Refine, a written statement in December 2016 stated that the Unit will be rationalised, with all manpower being redeployed to other areas of the British Army.[8] The Unit will return from Germany and re-role as an EOD and Search Regiment; 29 and 37 AES will move to 21 and 32 Engineer Regiment respectively as part of this re-role.[9] 35 Engineer Regiment will be an Explosive Ordnance and Search Regiment at Carver Barracks, Wimbish.[10]

References

35 Regiment - 4 Div Regt, British Army Units From 1945 On. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
"Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
Military Doctrine
"Transforming the British Army - An update" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
"35 Engr Regt - British Army Website". Army.mod.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
"MINUTES OF THE 130th MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION, HELD IN 052 MEETING ROOM 05, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE MAIN BUILDING, LONDON, ON THURSDAY 17th JANUARY 2019" (PDF). REAHQ. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
"Royal Engineers Units". British Army. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
"Strategic Defence and Security Review - Army:Written statement - HCWS367 - UK Parliament". Parliament.uk. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
"MINUTES OF THE 126th MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION, HELD IN 052 MEETING ROOM 05, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE MAIN BUILDING, LONDON, ON TUESDAY 24th JANUARY 2017" (PDF). REAHQ. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
UK Ministry of Defence (31 January 2017). "Further supplementary evidence submitted by the Ministry of Defence". parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

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[1] 35 Regiment - 4 Div Regt, British Army Units From 1945 On. Retrieved 4 November 2017.

[2] "Army – Question for Ministry of Defence". p. 1. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[doct-3] Military Doctrine

[4] "Transforming the British Army - An update" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[5] "35 Engr Regt - British Army Website". Army.mod.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2013.

[6] "MINUTES OF THE 130th MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION, HELD IN 052 MEETING ROOM 05, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE MAIN BUILDING, LONDON, ON THURSDAY 17th JANUARY 2019" (PDF). REAHQ. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[7] "Royal Engineers Units". British Army. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

[8] "Strategic Defence and Security Review - Army:Written statement - HCWS367 - UK Parliament". Parliament.uk. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[9] "MINUTES OF THE 126th MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF THE ROYAL ENGINEERS ASSOCIATION, HELD IN 052 MEETING ROOM 05, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE MAIN BUILDING, LONDON, ON TUESDAY 24th JANUARY 2017" (PDF). REAHQ. Retrieved 5 September 2017.

[10] UK Ministry of Defence (31 January 2017). "Further supplementary evidence submitted by the Ministry of Defence". parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2018.